Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ed Carlos de Arruda Amorim | ||
Date of birth | 19 March 2001 | ||
Place of birth | São Paulo, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Niki Volos (on loan from Santos) | ||
Number | 37 | ||
Youth career | |||
2013 | Portuguesa | ||
2014 | São Caetano | ||
2015–2021 | São Paulo | ||
2021–2022 | Santos | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2022– | Santos | 10 | (0) |
2024 | → Betim (loan) | 3 | (0) |
2024– | → Niki Volos (loan) | 13 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:11, 24 January 2025 (UTC) |
Ed Carlos de Arruda Amorim (born 19 March 2001), known as Ed Carlos, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Super League Greece 2 club Niki Volos, on loan from Santos.
Born in São Paulo, Ed Carlos joined São Paulo's youth setup in 2015, after representing São Caetano and Portuguesa. [1] In October 2018, he was named by English newspaper The Guardian as one of the best players born in 2001 worldwide. [2]
On 30 June 2021, after nearly eight years at the club, he left as his contract expired. [3]
On 3 August 2021, Ed Carlos signed for Santos, being initially assigned to the under-20 squad. [4] Despite impressing in the 2022 Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior, he trained separately [5] until being involved with the main squad only in July 2022 by interim manager Marcelo Fernandes. [6]
Ed Carlos made his first team – and Série A – on 1 October 2022, coming on as a late substitute for Carlos Sánchez in a 1–0 away loss against Internacional. [7] Late in the month, after being a starter in the previous matches, he suffered a shoulder injury which kept him out for the remainder of the season. [8]
On 14 February 2023, Ed Carlos renewed his contract with Santos until June 2026. [9] On 4 July, he was separated from the first team squad by head coach Paulo Turra, [10] but returned to first team trainings on 8 August, after Turra was sacked. [11]
On 19 April 2024, after spending the first months of the season separated from the first team squad, Ed Carlos was loaned to Betim for the year's Campeonato Mineiro Módulo II. [12] He only featured in three matches, all as a substitute, as the club achieved promotion as champions. [13]
On 20 September 2024, Ed Carlos was loaned out to Greek side Niki Volos until June 2025. [14]
Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Santos | 2021 | Série A | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 6 [a] | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
2022 | 6 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||||
2023 | 4 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 2 [b] | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | ||||
Total | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||
Betim (loan) | 2024 | Mineiro Módulo II | — | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
Niki Volos (loan) | 2024–25 | Super League Greece 2 | 13 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||||
Career total | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
São Paulo
Betim
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